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  truth about churches and Real testimony

  by livinstone in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  to all christ believers,.

  lam 4:12, the kings of the earth did not believe, nor all the inhabitants of the world, that a foe or enemy could enter the gates of jerusalem rev 11:2; dan 8:10-11; rev 13:5-7.. mystery babylon the great mother of harlots abominations of the earth is mother catholic church in rome and all churches of the earth.

  these churches are catholics, christians, mormons, jehovah witnesses that are planted around the world rev 17:15; rev 12:9. all these churches spiritually connected to mother in rome and the great city rev 17:18; rev 11:8.. .

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  Laika

  Welcome to the board, any chance you could tell us a bit more about yourself?

  Round here, people seem to prefer conversation to preaching. Just a tip. ;)
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  Is the Governing Body trolling us?

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm starting to believe the bethel higher ups are trolling us.

  the outright contradictions and stuff like overlapping generation is too ridiculous.

  calling out the harold camping when we did the same thing.

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  Laika

  Confession time: Just after Harold's failure, I made critical reference to him in a talk with no sense of irony whatsoever.
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  "No Ammonite or Moabite shall enter the assembly..." = Implications

  by EdenOne in

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  2. friends

  and they named him obed.

  jesse was the father of david the king.

  matthew 1:6, 7 - " and jesse the father of king david.

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  Laika

  Why is that King David and the Messiah Jesus descend from an "accursed" Moabite, Ruth, who should have never been allowed into God's assembly - not her, nor any of her mixed progeny with an Israelite?

  God seems to change his mind a lot. Like in the book of Jonah.

  What do you think the implications are Eden? Personally I like the implied universalism.
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  Is Jesus Christ Your Mediator? Watchtower's Position is Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit!

  by RottenRiley in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  2. p. 363; emphasis added) .

  (ibid., p. 362; emphasis added) .. to say jesus is mediator only for the 144,000 is actually to deny the possibility of forgiveness of sins for any others.

  ; emphasis added) .

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  Laika

  "Similarly, Jehovah is using only one organization today to accomplish his will. To receive everlasting life in the earthly Paradise we must identify that organization and serve God as part of it."

  And I thought salvation was the work of Jesus. :(

  It's odd that JWs came up with this interpretation of mediatorship and then basically stopped talking about, when was the last time they even mentioned it? Decades ago right?
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  What is the deal with the "this is the last memorial" comments from my JW?

  by jambon1 in

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  2. friends

  the guy i know was saying this the other day.. "it's been suggested this may be the last one", or words to that effect.. where & by whom?.

  is this doing the rounds?.

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  Laika

  I'm pretty sure they'll still be holding those memorials long after I'm dead.
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  Views on women priests.

  by quellycatface in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  having an interesting time at the moment with my faith journey.

  my hubs was confirmed a catholic and his views are no women priests because there weren't any in the bible.

  hence, the absence in rc churches.. my mother is a jw.

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  Laika

  Opposition to women priests is possibly the main thing that stopped me going eastern orthodox. Well, that and the silly hats.

  Anyway... I can't imagine ever joining another religious community that thinks people like Jgnat have nothing/little to offer. Such a waste.
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  please explain "the transfiguration" in layman's terms.

  by quellycatface in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  had a sermon on the above today.

  can i have some background and meaning to this, please?

  ?i'm convinced i never learnt anything at the kh!!.

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  Laika

  Wiki's often helpful: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_of_Jesus

  I like this take on it too (by a woman priest, no less!): http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nadiabolzweber/2012/03/sermon-on-the-transfiguration-and-how-seminary-is-like-hogwarts/
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  Appointed men & the 10 hour rule

  by PlatinumFix in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  dear all,.

  could someone explain where it is written that mservants should be doing the congregation average/10 hours minimum?.

  platinumfix.

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  Laika

  My Dad used to put in my report for me, boy was I surprised when I found out I had a 13 hour average...
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  Weekends Are Wonderful Since Leaving The Cult

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  no silly meetings.

  no wasting time knocking on doors, bothering people.....life is good..

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  Laika

  Oh how I don't miss that feeling of dread about field service I suffered every Friday night!
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  Are JW's Fundamentalist Christians

  by What is Truth? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  top ten signs you're a fundamentalist christian.

  10 - you vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.. .

  9 - you feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the biblical claim that we were created from dirt.. .

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  Laika

  They're a fundamentalist something alright, maybe not christian?